ระยิบระยับ
rá-yíp-rá-yápMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
twinkling; sparkling; glittering
Shining with many tiny, quick flashes of light, like stars, water ripples, or sequins.
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightดาวdaaoดาวdaao1star (celestial body)2star (famous person)3star symbol/markบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ฟ้าfáaฟ้าfáa1sky2light blue; sky blue3heaven; divine realmระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yáp1twinkling; sparkling; glittering2[to] twinkle; sparkle; glintเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเพชรpétเพชรpét1diamond (gemstone)2Phet (personal name)3classifier: เม็ด4hard; unyielding; diamond-like
Tonight the stars in the sky are twinkling like diamonds.
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คลื่นklêunเล็กๆlék lékกระทบgrà-tópฝั่งfàngทำให้tam hâiน้ำnáamในnaiอ่าวàaoระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápตามdtaamแสงไฟsăeng faiจากjàakเรือreuua
Small waves hitting the shore make the bay water shimmer with the lights from the boats.
ชุดchútของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəติดdtìtเลื่อมlʉ̂ʉamละเอียดlá-ìiatจนjonระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiเธอtəəขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuua
Her dress is covered with fine sequins that sparkle every time she moves.
หิมะhì-máที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuบนbonกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแสงอาทิตย์sɛ̌ɛng-aa-títสาดsàatผ่านpàanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanฝุ่นfùnดาวdaao
The snow resting on the branches glitters when sunlight passes through, like stardust.
2VerbB1
[to] twinkle; sparkle; glint
To emit many small flashes of light intermittently or in quick succession.
Examples
ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)หิ่งห้อยhìng hôiหิ่งห้อยhìng hôifirefly; lightning bugระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yáp1twinkling; sparkling; glittering2[to] twinkle; sparkle; glintอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainริมสระrim sàริมสระrim sà1edge of a pool/pond2by the pool; at poolsideตอนค่ำdton kâmตอนค่ำdton kâm1in the evening; at nightfall2evening after sunset; early night
Fireflies flickered with many small flashes by the pond in the evening.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binลดระดับlót-rá-dàpไฟfaiเมืองmʉʉangระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápวูบวาบwûup-wâapเต็มdtemสายตาsǎai-dtaa
As the plane descended, the city lights twinkled in many tiny flashes across the view.
ในnaiคืนkʉʉnพายุหิมะpaa-yú-hì-máไฟสัญญาณfai-sǎn-yaanถนนtà-nǒnระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápสลับกันsà-làp-ganเร็วreoมากmâak
On a snowy night, the road signals emitted rapid, intermittent flashes.
แสงsăengจากjàakกล้องถ่ายรูปglông tàai rôopของkŏngผู้สื่อข่าวpôo sèu kàaoระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápถี่ๆtèe tèeระหว่างrá-wàangงานngaanแถลงข่าวtà-lăeng kàao
The reporters’ camera flashes emitted frequent, intermittent bursts during the press conference.
Tones
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4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ระยับrá-yápระยับrá-yáp1sparkling; twinkling; shimmering; glinting2[to] sparkle; twinkle; shimmer; glintsparkling; twinkling; shimmering; glintingPart 2
ระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yápระยิบระยับrá-yíp-rá-yáptwinkling; sparkling; glitteringtwinkling; sparkling; glitteringWord